Twitter reactions: House of Representatives sign to impeach Corona

Chief Justice Renato Corona betrayed public trust, violated the Constitution and is guilty of graft and corruption, allies of President Aquino wrote today in their impeachment complaint they filed against Corona. You can the summary of the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona here. Read the full impeachment complaint here.

The impeachment looks like a done deal. A total of 178 legislators signed the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II says that it is a matter of formality. “Formality na lang ang kailangan before we can say he is impeached. Pero ang totoo nyan, it’s all over but the shouting.”

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“House Speaker Belmonte said the move has the full support of President Benigno Aquino III, but stressed that he did not give a marching order for the congressmen to go for it. The complaint will be transmitted to the Senate Monday night, although physical transmission could Tuesday or Wednesday. Risa Hontiveros, Leah Navarro and Juan Carlo Tejano, all from the Bantay Gloria Network, witnessed the signing of the complaint.”

Statement from Minority Leader Rep. Edcel C. Lagman:

“The impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona is the mother of all blackmails.

“Many of the administration allies in the House of Representatives were blackmailed into signing the impeachment complaint by threatening those who would refuse to sign with the deprivation of their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and other funding releases for their respective districts.

“The Supreme Court justices are being blackmailed not to decide pending cases against the Aquino Administration, otherwise the wrath of impeachment will be on them.

“We hope the Senators who will act as impeachment judges will be strong and judicious not to succumb to similar blackmails.

“The derogation of our democratic institutions is almost complete with the emasculation of the House of Representatives, the violation of civil liberties, the impairment of the rule of law, and now the destruction of the Supreme Court and the judiciary.”

List of solons who signed the impeachment complaint against CJ Corona:

Meanwhile in Twitter, @cassieyamada “did not expect developments on #Corona ‘s possible impeachment to happen this fast! I didn’t know Congress could be so quick. Hello #RHbill” . @rom thinks “now if only that is about RH Bill – it would have made more sense.” @shagamy is just as surprised, “Natulog lang ako sandali tapos impeached na si Corona…” The progressive party-lists hope “.. this impeachment will result not in an Aquino court but in something with integrity.”

@the_nutbox concurs that “Impeach Corona is definitely better than Occupy Supreme Court. It’s a legitimate constitutional exercise, not mob rule.” @tonyocruz noted that “.. pro-Arroyo turned pro-Aquino turncoats are leading this oust-Corona move in Congress. Dapat sila bweltahan din, di ba?” but @limbertqc is quick to add that “@PresidentNoy Reps have to work fast bcoz PDAF being withheld.”

Will the impeachment prosper in the Senate?

@renaguila thinks ” Corona won’t be impeached. He has at least four supporters in the Senate and they could easily get a blocking minority of nine.”

@limbertqc looks at it this way: “Scenario: CJ tried in Senate. Trial protracted. Economy stalled. Const crisis. Deadlock in governance. SC still anti-Pnoy. Military restive.” @mr_scheez thinks that there are only one of the complaints have solid ground, “sa limang grounds to impeach Corona, isa lang ang solid – non-disclosure of assets. yung iba puro may butas.”

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Noemi Lardizabal-Dado is a social media practitioner with over 10 years experience in blogging, citizen advocacy and online media publishing. Otherwise known as @MomBlogger on social media, she believes in making a difference in the lives of her children by advocating social change for social good.

She is a co-founder and a member of the editorial board of Blog Watch . She is a resource speaker on good governance, transparency, parenting, women’s rights and wellness, cyber safety, social media and digital citizenship . She also blogs at her personal blogs : aboutmyrecovery.com (parenting) , pinoyfoodblog.com (recipes), techiegadgets.com (gadgets) and beautyoverfifty.net (lifestyle).

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